NFL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NFL players.

2018 Base Rankings

	Player	base
1	Kirk Cousins Quarterback	$22,500,000
2	Aaron Rodgers Quarterback	$19,800,000
3	Ezekiel Ansah Defensive End	$17,143,000
	DeMarcus Lawrence Defensive End	$17,143,000
5	Russell Wilson Quarterback	$15,500,000
6	Calais Campbell Defensive End	$15,000,000
7	Justin Houston Outside Linebacker	$14,750,000
8	Le'Veon Bell Running Back	$14,544,000
9	Cam Newton Quarterback	$14,500,000
10	Ndamukong Suh Defensive Tackle	$14,000,000
	Tom Brady Quarterback	$14,000,000
12	Khalil Mack Defensive End	$13,846,000
13	Andy Dalton Quarterback	$13,700,000
14	Malik Jackson Defensive Tackle	$13,500,000
15	Josh Norman Cornerback	$13,300,000
16	Alex Smith Quarterback	$13,000,000
	A.J. Bouye Cornerback	$13,000,000
18	Olivier Vernon Defensive End	$12,750,000
19	Kawann Short Defensive Tackle	$12,500,000
	DeAndre Hopkins Wide Receiver	$12,500,000
	Chandler Jones Outside Linebacker	$12,500,000
22	Jake Matthews Left Tackle	$12,496,000
23	Anthony Barr Outside Linebacker	$12,306,000
	Jadeveon Clowney Outside Linebacker	$12,306,000
25	Gerald McCoy Defensive Tackle	$12,250,000
26	Russell Okung Left Tackle	$12,000,000
	Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback	$12,000,000
	Joe Flacco Quarterback	$12,000,000
	Andrew Luck Quarterback	$12,000,000
30	Fletcher Cox Defensive Tackle	$11,500,000
31	LaMarcus Joyner Free Safety	$11,287,000
32	Melvin Ingram Outside Linebacker	$11,250,000
	Jason Pierre-Paul Defensive End	$11,250,000
34	Eric Fisher Left Tackle	$11,150,000
35	DeSean Jackson Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
	J.J. Watt Defensive End	$11,000,000
	Aqib Talib Cornerback	$11,000,000
	Larry Fitzgerald Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
	Patrick Peterson Cornerback	$11,000,000
	T.Y. Hilton Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
41	Janoris Jenkins Cornerback	$10,900,000
42	Jamie Collins Outside Linebacker	$10,650,000
43	Jurrell Casey Defensive Tackle	$10,600,000
44	A.J. Green Wide Receiver	$10,550,000
45	Eli Manning Quarterback	$10,500,000
	Julio Jones Wide Receiver	$10,500,000
47	Xavier Rhodes Cornerback	$10,400,000
	Clay Matthews Outside Linebacker	$10,400,000
49	Robert Quinn Outside Linebacker	$10,333,301
50	Drew Brees Quarterback	$10,200,000
	Terron Armstead Left Tackle	$10,200,000
52	Philip Rivers Quarterback	$10,000,000
	Tyrod Taylor Quarterback	$10,000,000
	Kevin Zeitler Guard	$10,000,000
	Logan Ryan Cornerback	$10,000,000
	Tyron Smith Left Tackle	$10,000,000
	Bobby Wagner Inside Linebacker	$10,000,000
58	Marcell Dareus Defensive Tackle	$9,925,000
59	Trent Williams Left Tackle	$9,850,000
60	Duane Brown Left Tackle	$9,750,000
61	Kelechi Osemele Guard	$9,700,000
62	Matthew Stafford Quarterback	$9,500,000
63	Taylor Lewan Left Tackle	$9,341,000
	Ja'Wuan James Right Tackle	$9,341,000
65	Cordy Glenn Left Tackle	$9,250,000
	Geno Atkins Defensive Tackle	$9,250,000
67	Riley Reiff Left Tackle	$9,100,000
68	Cameron Heyward Defensive End	$9,000,000
	Joe Haden Cornerback	$9,000,000
	Ryan Kerrigan Outside Linebacker	$9,000,000
	Brandon Linder Center	$9,000,000
	Jimmy Smith Cornerback	$9,000,000
	Robert Alford Cornerback	$9,000,000
74	Eric Berry Free Safety	$8,900,000
75	Lavonte David Outside Linebacker	$8,750,000
76	C.J. Mosley Inside Linebacker	$8,718,000
	Deone Bucannon Inside Linebacker	$8,718,000
	Dee Ford Outside Linebacker	$8,718,000
79	Cameron Jordan Defensive End	$8,650,000
80	Malcolm Jenkins Free Safety	$8,600,000
	Randall Cobb Wide Receiver	$8,600,000
82	Jason Verrett Cornerback	$8,526,000
	Bradley Roby Cornerback	$8,526,000
	Jimmie Ward Free Safety	$8,526,000
	Darqueze Dennard Cornerback	$8,526,000
86	Demaryius Thomas Wide Receiver	$8,500,000
	Stephon Gilmore Cornerback	$8,500,000
	Desmond Trufant Cornerback	$8,500,000
	Earl Thomas Free Safety	$8,500,000
	Alex Mack Center	$8,500,000
91	Brandin Cooks Wide Receiver	$8,459,000
	Odell Beckham, Jr. Wide Receiver	$8,459,000
	Kelvin Benjamin Wide Receiver	$8,459,000
94	Mike Evans Wide Receiver	$8,258,000
95	Emmanuel Sanders Wide Receiver	$8,250,000
	Jordan Reed Tight End	$8,250,000
	Doug Baldwin Wide Receiver	$8,250,000
98	Joe Staley Left Tackle	$8,025,000
99	Case Keenum Quarterback	$8,000,000
	Derek Wolfe Defensive End	$8,000,000